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Wed 17 Apr 2019

Voice

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, voice, writers, writing
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Random quote of the day:

“Most of us only find our own voices after we’ve sounded like a lot of other people.”

—Neil Gaiman, Keynote Address, University of the Arts, May 17, 2012

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Tue 16 Apr 2019

Flying monkey

Posted by PJ under ego, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“The ego is a monkey catapulting through the jungle: fascinated by the realm of the senses it swings from one desire to the next.”

—Lao Tzu, Hua Hu Ching, Verse 10 (tr. Brian Walker)

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Mon 15 Apr 2019

Nothing

Posted by PJ under nothingness, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“Nothing waits, and there is no rest, and there’s nothing you can do about it.”

—James Parker, The New York Times, August 12, 2014

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Fri 12 Apr 2019

Heart

Posted by PJ under hearts, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“The only simplicity that matters is the simplicity of the heart.”

—G. K. Chesterton, Heretics

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Thu 11 Apr 2019

Childhood

Posted by PJ under childhood, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“The notion of a ‘happy’—’unhappy’—childhood assumes a perspective much removed from actual daily, hourly life. Artificial polarities.”

—Joyce Carol Oates, Twitterfeed, May 24, 2014

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Wed 10 Apr 2019

Pedestal

Posted by PJ under creativity, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“Never put me on a pedestal. When someone’s on a pedestal, there’s no creativity.”

—Stanley Kubrick, quoted by Nicole Kidman, The Hollywood Reporter, 11/2/12

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Tue 9 Apr 2019

Truth

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, truth
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Random quote of the day:

“Truth isn’t always beauty, but the hunger for it is.”

—Nadine Gordimer, “Leaving School—II,” London Magazine, May 1963

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Mon 8 Apr 2019

Behind

Posted by PJ under beauty, pain, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“Behind every beautiful thing, there’s been some kind of pain.”

—Bob Dylan, “Not Dark Yet”

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Fri 5 Apr 2019

Rescue

Posted by PJ under alone, quote of the day, rescue
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Random quote of the day:

“No one will save you….No one will come. You are alone in your search; no friend, no lover, no God from above will come to your aid. Your mysteries are yours alone.”

—Sara Gran, Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead

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Thu 4 Apr 2019

Seek

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, seeking
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Random quote of the day:

“We never seek things for themselves, but for the search.”

—Blaise Pascal, Pensées

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